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Wine List Fall 2020 wine by the glass white france moscato. valencia. piquitos 2018.................................................................7 melon de bourgogne. loire. chartier muscadet 2016..............................36 prosecco natural. veneto. flora NV............................................................. 8 riesling. alsace. domaine barmès buecher 2012.......................................71 marzemino rosé brut. veneto. le vigne di alice NV...................................11 pinot blanc. alsace. jean-baptiste ‘adam’ nature 2016 ...........................45 nebbiolo rosé. piedmont. poderi fenrose 2019 ....................................... 10 gewurztraminer-pinot gris-riesling. alsace. gentil ‘hugel’ 2018 ............36 sauvignon blanc-chard. cheverny. domaine pascal bellier 2017...........40 pinot grigio. trentino-alto aldige. colterenzio 2019................................. 9 sauvignon blanc. sancerre. domaine andre neveu ‘silex’ 2017 ...............52 gewurztraminer-pinot gris-riesling. alsace. gentil ‘hugel’ 2018 ............. 9 sauvignon blanc. bordeaux. mary taylor 2019.........................................36 grüner veltliner natural. austria. christina 2019.......................................10 chenin blanc. loire. merieau fleuve blanc 2015.......................................45 sauvignon blanc. bordeaux. mary taylor 2019.......................................... 9 mauzac natural. southwest france. laurent cazottes ‘adèle’ 2018 ........ 48 mauzac natural. southwest france. laurent cazottes ‘adèle’ 2018..........12 chardonnay. burgundy. domaine guenguen chablis 2016..................... 48 chardonnay natural. santa barbara. brea 2019.........................................12 chardonnay. burgundy. louis latour pouilly fuisse 2016..........................62 chardonnay. burgundy. girardin chassagne-montrachet 2016 ........... 182 pinot noir natural. loire. gaspard 2019 ......................................................12 roussanne-clairette. rhone. chante cigale chateauneuf-du-pape 2016. 77 st. laurent natural. austria. christina 2019 .................................................11 nero d’avola natural. sicily. poggio anima 2018......................................... 9 italy, greece, slovenia malbec-gamay-pinot. loire. mary taylor valencay 2017..........................10 pinot grigio. trentino-alto aldige. colterenzio 2017................................36 grenache. rhone. dom. de chateaumar ‘cuvee bastien’ 2019.................10 arneis. piedmont. malvira 2019 ................................................................ 40 cabernet sauvignon. alexander valley. k. goldschmidt 2017 ....................11 assyrtiko. santorini. sigalas 2018...............................................................47 bombino bianco natural. puglia. calcarius 2019 1 liter............................53 sparkling germany, austria, hungary riesling. rheinhessen. dreissigacker trocken 2015...................................34 grüner veltliner natural. austria. christina 2019...................................... 40 prosecco natural. veneto. flora NV............................................................32 grüner veltliner. wachau. nikohaihof 2016............................................... 52 brut. champagne. gonet blanc de blancs NV........................................138 furmint. tokaj. kiralyudvar sec 2015 .........................................................47 brut. champagne. haton NV......................................................................65 brut. champagne. a.r. lenoble ‘intense’ NV............................................. 90 spain brut. champagne. aubry premier cru 2016.............................................80 txakolina. basque. txomin etxaniz 2018 .................................................. 44 brut. champagne. pol roger NV..............................................................105 xarel-lo natural. penedes. can sumoi 2019 ............................................. 44 brut. champagne. veuve clicquot NV.................. 375 ml 74 / 750 ml 129 listán blanco. canary islands. tajinaste 2018............................................42 brut. champagne. lallier grand cru 2019 ................................................. 115 brut. champagne. louis roederer cristal 2009 .....................................450 new zealand, south africa brut. champagne. jean laurent blanc de noirs NV ................................140 chenin blanc. western cape. secateurs 2017 ........................................... 32 brut. champagne. moet & chandon ‘imperial’ 1.5 liter NV .................220 sauvignon blanc. canterbury. mt. beautiful 2018.....................................41 rosé brut. loire. louis de grenelle NV.......................................................40 chardonnay. western cape. hamilton russell 2017. ................................. 67 rosé brut. champagne. billecart-salmon NV.........................................180 rosé brut. champagne. laurent-perrier cuvée NV.................................175 new york rosé brut. alsace. lucien albrecht NV 1.5 L ............................................. 90 riesling. finger lakes. empire estate 2017.................................................45 rosé brut. veneto. le vigne di alice NV.....................................................44 sumoll pet nat. catalonia. can sumoi 2018 .............................................. 44 muller thurgau pet nat. czech republic. nestarec ‘danger’ 2019............70 oregon, washington pinot gris. willamette. eyrie 2016..............................................................49 gruner veltliner. willamette. illahe 2016...................................................44 gewurztraminer. umpqua valley. brandborg 2014................................... 37 rosé & orange viognier. willamette. illahe 2017 ............................................................... 40 chardonnay. willamette. martin woods eola-amity hills 2017................62 slovenia. gönc ‘anna’ 2019..............................34 zametna-pinot noir rosé. california pinot noir rosé. mendocino. copain 2018................................................54 chenin blanc. santa maria valley. lieu dit 2017 ..........................................50 pinot noir rosé. sancerre. domaine gueneau 2018 .................................57 chenin blanc natural. california. broc ‘happi’ 2018 ...................................45 nebbiolo rosé. piedmont. poderi fenrose 2019 ......................................40 sauvignon blanc. mendocino. elizabeth spencer 2018............................ 40 tibouren rosé. provence. clos cibonne 2018 ...........................................54 sauvignon blanc. napa. round pond 2017 .................................................. 75 skin-fermented sumoll-trepat orange. catalunya. costador 2018........52 vermentino. carneros. ryme ‘hers’ 2014....................................................53 skin-fermented chard-riesling orange. slovenia. gönc ‘starman’ 2018.55 chardonnay natural. santa barbara. brea 2019........................................48 skin-fermented chardonnay orange. carneros. scribe 500ml 2016.... 60 chardonnay. los alamos. diatom unoaked bar-m 2018............................. 81 chardonnay. santa rita hills. brewer-clifton 2016..................................... 72 chardonnay. sonoma coast. peay vineyards 2016 .....................................91 chardonnay. napa. shafer red shoulder ranch 2012 .................................95 chardonnay. napa. plumpjack 2015............................................................117 carignan. mendocino. lioco 2016............................................................55 red grenache. mendocino. elizabeth spencer 2017 .................................... 44 france syrah. mendocino. copain 2016 ............................................................. 64 gamay. beaujolais. michel chignard fleurie cru 2018............................. 57 petite sirah. dry creek. ridge ‘lytton estate’ 2017..................................92 gamay. loire. domaine de la charmoise 2017..........................................54 zinfandel. lodi. time place 2017...............................................................68 pinot noir. natural. loire. gaspard 2019 ...................................................48 zinfandel. northern california. saldo 2018..............................................75 pinot noir. jura. domaine henri marie arbois 2016.................................42 cabernet sauvignon-syrah. paso robles. harvey & harriet 2017.......... 48 pinot noir. burgundy. domaine faiveley mercurey 2018.......................68 cabernet sauvignon-merlot. napa. chappellet mtn. cuvee 2017 .........75 grenache. rhone. dom. de chateaumar ‘cuvee bastien’ 2019 .............. 40 cabernet-syrah-merlot-cab franc. california. leviathan 2017..............54 grenache-mourvedre. rhone. chateaumar chateauneuf-du-pape 2017 .. 75 cabernet sauvignon. alexander valley. k. goldschmidt 2017 ................ 44 malbec-gamay-pinot. loire. mary taylor valencay 2017....................... 40 cabernet sauvignon. napa. round pond ‘kith & kin’ 2017..................... 60 malbec. cahors. château les croisille ‘silice’ 2016...................................36 cabernet sauvignon. napa. girard 2017...................................................68 syrah. rhone. domaine lombard crozes-hermitage 2013 .....................56 cabernet sauvignon. napa. heitz cellar 2015........................................120 cabernet
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